New Items: Floral Cake Toppers

It's spring, and more and more beautiful flowers are starting to bloom!  I'm so looking forward to seeing what I've planted this year come up.  In anticipation, I've added these pretty floral cake toppers.  Enjoy!

"Garden Club", a mix of spring florals with pink and black damask, pink solids, and a pine green flag with a heart.

"Bali", a tropical botanical mix of floral prints, pink damask, and forest green solids.

New Items: Spring Embroidery Hoops

Nothing says spring like cute little chicks!  Here are some new hoop sets in the shop.  The "Welcome Spring" hoop is hand-embroidered in tangerine orange, bright pink, green, and sky blue on pastel pink cotton fabric. I've added some hand-embroidery to the hen to make it pop a bit more (see the close-up photos).



 "Welcome Spring" hoop set


The "Happy Easter" hoop set features a yellow chick in an egg cup and an Easter egg print, in a mix of spring brights and pastels.

"Happy Easter" hoop set

New Item: Cake Topper in Monet's Garden

Cake topper in "Monet's Garden", an impressionist-inspired mix of spring florals.

An Indoor Garden Party, Part 2

Happy, happy birthday to mom, dad, Amalia, and me!  Here are more photos from our indoor garden party. 

  

DIY ideas: For the spoon garden markers in the second photo, try this tutorial from Artsy Va Va.  Instead of making my own drawings, I chose vintage botanical illustrations which I resized using Photoshop, to fit inside the spoon.  We bought the spoons at an antique store for $1 each. 

I've had my eye on the whimsical "Nature Table" dessert plates from Anthropologie for quite a while, so I was really excited when they went on sale.  I immediately bought a set of my favorites (including the chameleon, above) and they were the perfect addition to the table. Not pictured is this tissue paper leaf garland from Martha Stewart, which I draped across the doorways and windows.  It really brightened up the room, and was super easy to make. 

And here's a recipe for Sparkling Mint Lemonade, from Williams Sonoma, which we served in jam jars (I also added some fresh ginger while making the simple syrup).  Enjoy!
 

 

 

An Indoor Garden Party, Part 1

Since this year's winter was just way too cold and seemed way too long, I decided to make my own spring sunshine by throwing an indoor garden party to celebrate our March birthdays.  Here's the first set of photos.

I bought a selection of mini succulents from Home Depot and some potted plants from our local garden store, then added in some small arrangements of cut flowers.  For containers, I wanted an eclectic look so I used tin cans, milk glass, vintage vases, and found glass jars.  I found the fleur-de-lis birdcage (top left in the first photo) on sale at Michael's and placed a couple of succulents inside.  I actually left many of the potted plants in their original containers and just set them in terra cotta saucers.

To make the seed packet covers in the third photo, I simply wrapped seed packets with a vintage-style grid paper, then cut a square of floral card stock to embellish the top.  I used a vintage-typewriter font for the flower names, which I printed on plain cardstock and cut out.  A little double-sided tape (or glue stick), and voila!  More photos to come...

Fresh Spring Picks

Wakey, wakey...it's spring!  Time to celebrate the fresh air and sunshine with these items from the shop. 



It's always a good morning with this hoop set in sunny yellow and tangerine, featuring hand-embroidered lettering and a cute little chick in an egg cup.



Make a special breakfast in bed even more fun by decorating mini muffins with these cupcake toppers, made from ribbon in a sweet red and pink gingham.

Photo Friday: Spring Forward

I'm so looking forward to flowers, garden parties, and all things spring!

New Items: Easter Cake Toppers

New cake toppers for Easter in a mix of spring pastel solids and prints in pink, blue, lavender, and yellow.  Perfect for your Easter dessert table or perhaps a spring baby shower :) 

Clockwise from left, buntings in Egg Hunt, Chocolate Bunny, Bunny Hop, and the three-tiered Easter Parade.

 

Inspiration: Butterfly Migration

Monarch butterflies are in the air, flitting and fluttering around our garden.  Delicate and ethereal, yet boldly colored, they are the inspiration for this wedding collection.

Gold and Red Monarch Bu... serenitycrysta... $30.00	Save the Date - Post C... CreativeStartD... $75.00	Peach Flower Cake Toppe... FleurLux $30.00	50 Wedding wands with 2... softwhitebouti... $60.00
Ceramic Heart Ring Dish... MissPottery $10.00	Butterfly Photography, ... ApplesAndOats $26.00	Men's Tie - Solid P... HandmadeByEmy $59.50	Peach and antique pink ... VeraPaperLab $6.60
Vintage 1950's Wedd... VintageScraps $30.00	Wood Nymph's Paper ... PaperJelly $125.00	White bud vase collecti... vintagebiffann $26.00	Neutral Birds in Love W... indigotwinwedd... $65.00
100 heart magnet favors... tinchDesignStu... $120.00	Orange Chevron Striped ... paperandpinafo... $5.00	Body Butter Hand Cream ... HeartyourSkin $44.00	golden harvest home dec... thevintagecup $33.00